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This demo was recorded during 2007 "The highest aikido competition by the 16 best players" in Japan.
Kondo sensei (Daito Ryu), Inoue sensei (Yoshinkan) and others were guests during this competition.

Enjoy,
Eddy

Nice vid Eddy, thanks.

question: in the second group that comes out and demos the paired exercises and techniques, any idea who the guy on the far right, facing the camera is? If you watch, he'll stand out as the one who consistently exhales and relaxes DOWN before each technique. Is he anyone of note in the system or just someone who ended up in the demo? I haven't seen the entire thing yet, but he stands out in his group and IMO has something the others lack.

question: in the second group that comes out and demos the paired exercises and techniques, any idea who the guy on the far right, facing the camera is? If you watch, he'll stand out as the one who consistently exhales and relaxes DOWN before each technique. Is he anyone of note in the system or just someone who ended up in the demo? I haven't seen the entire thing yet, but he stands out in his group and IMO has something the others lack.

Hi Jason, those who did the demo are from different groups within the JAA.
JAA is an umbrella organisation for different Tomiki Aikido groups in Japan (but also an International Section) which have all a different flavor. JAA has a standard syllabus, but each group can add their special "mark" on their aikido. During competitions you can notice the different approach to randori, but also kata.
Anyway I don't know the guy.
To see a different flavour : http://youtu.be/MxR-0DDhzik
The instructor belongs to the instructors department of JAA, but is not always following the standard syllabus.

Hi Jason, those who did the demo are from different groups within the JAA.
JAA is an umbrella organisation for different Tomiki Aikido groups in Japan (but also an International Section) which have all a different flavor. JAA has a standard syllabus, but each group can add their special "mark" on their aikido. During competitions you can notice the different approach to randori, but also kata.
Anyway I don't know the guy.
To see a different flavour : http://youtu.be/MxR-0DDhzik
The instructor belongs to the instructors department of JAA, but is not always following the standard syllabus.

Eddy

Thanks Eddy, he was really the only one in the video that stood out to me. I found it interesting how different they all looked, but I think you've explained why. He clearly has a much better a grasp of things than anyone else in that video. He has good linear body structure and usage, keeps his weight down, keeps his shoulders connected without tensing them up and maintains all that while moving. None of the other guys even come close to that. I wonder if that's common in his dojo or unique to him.